Hemorrhoid Cushion

Especially recommended to patients that are suffering with external hemorrhoids or the more complicated prolapsed hemorrhoids or the other complicated thrombosed hemorrhoids.

Unfortunately this recommendation is not entirely correct. One of two things can happen with a doughnut cushion.

Scenario One: The cushion itself is very soft .Your pressure on the cushion pushes down hard compressing the cushion completely. The hemorrhoids ultimately will touch the seat/sofa in the middle of the doughnut. Thus you will not relieve the pain at all.

Scenario Two: The cushion is hard and resists your pressure when pushing down. This will result in pain relief from your hemorrhoids not touching the seat. It will however not relieve the pain from all the pressure of your body pulling down towards the center of your anus.

This will also cause the hemorrhoids to deteriorate and still cause some degree of pain. This scenario is similar to sitting on the toilet for long periods of time.

Therefore the cushion is not a good solution to use in hemorrhoid pain relief.

A better solution I found was to sit slightly on your side. In other words sit on one of your butt cheeks, rather than sitting on both cheeks. This system relieves the pain without adding anymore pressure on the anus.

Alternatively, another good position is lying on your back, on the sofa raising your feet slightly with a cushion.